The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-28
HEAVY GALES,

and was succeeded by a light, puffy breez
from the northwest and intermitten
rains. The sea continued high and pre-
vented the carrying Of fair spread o
canvas, owing to the heavy strain It woule
entail on the masts In quick lurches
Navigator Anderson's observations showe(
the 20 hours, SO minutes and 81 eec
onds which had actually Z, ELAPSED
between the time Of tho start and
Sunday noon, the Coronet' had sailed
24S nautical miles. Her position was IS
81 north lat. and Al west long. The suc.
ceeding day was busy one for the sailors
Both watches were on deck during part o,
the twenty.ieur hours. The wind was &C
light, puffy and capriclous that 1t required
almost continual changing Of sails and
hauling Of sheets. The sea continued tur.
bulent and the yacht at times rolled 90
violently as to threaten the stability oi
the spars. The pressure OF the wind against
the main sail was not sufficient to hold the
gait steady, and'when It appeared proba,
bic early in the morning that the swaying
Of the gaff would carry away the masthead
the mainsail WAS replaced by the storm
try sails. It was now that the immense
square sail did good service, for when
spread to counterbslance the dehncienc;y
Of canvas aatern carried the yacht along
much faster, lightened her much by the
head and prevented her taking such quan.
titles Of water on deck as when under main
sail the boom used to spread its foot to
windward.
It was, however, found to be impractic.
able in heavy beam Goa, owing to its
jsmming the saddle at the foremsst, and
1t was unshipped. Towards sunset the
Vater became smoother and all the sails
were again set. A calm followed and al
midnight there was not sufficient air astir
to hotter the pennant. The distance
travelled from noon Monday to noon Tues.
day was 244 miles, nearly due east bear.
Ing the yacht 40:04 1S north longitude
63:l3 West and East.
:. THE WORST STORM EXPERIENCED.
The most terrific storm OF the series oc.
CURED on st. Patrick's day. 1t was moi
unexpected, for the indicator on the bar
ometer, whose tendency had been down.
ward for three days, suddenly dropped
from 1920 to % 81. The storm first de.
yeloped soon after midnight in sharr
squalls from the southwest, with driving
rain. The wind was fitful for q
time, coming variously from south
southeast to southwest and south
but finally settled upon southwest
At 10 A. N. it began blowing with great
velocity, and by noon had become q hur
r1caue, audi - -1-s later the winds
speed w's estimated =. -cyenty miles an
hour. IL was grand battle Of the ele.
ments, such as is seldom witnessed. The
waves were almost mountain high. Theil
surface was lashed into SNOW white foam
and as the head Of one rose higher than
another, the wind carried 1t of in dense
spray, which, whom driven into one's
lace, felt like stabs from scores Of fine
pointed needles.
The roaring Of the wind Was like pro.
longed peal Of thunder, and the rcssmbl
auce WAS completed by an occasional viric
flash Of lightning. This was severe tes
for 80 small boat as the Coronet. al
she sank in the trough Of the sea it seemed
as il the waves, which were half mast
high, would engulf her. Under reefed
fore-trp sail she was plunged along By
the wind at the rate Of nine knots and de-
spite the great volumes Of water breaking
over the deck, weathered the storm won
derfu'ly well. When at 5:20 P. N. the
fury Of The hurricane seemed to be in,
cressing instead Of diminishing, Captain
Crosby, fearful that the yacht would mol
hold together much longer If driver
through such q sea, and not being willing
to jeopardizs his own life and the lives ol
those on board by running at night where
it was reasonable to suppose there were
iceberRs, decided to lay to until the storm
had ceased. lS.9.T TE nag